War and Peace. Volume 2

The second volume of the grand epic, which has become a true encyclopedia of the life and psychology of the Russian people in a turning historical era. The book is published in a classic design.

The second volume is the calmest period of the epic, where the private lives of the heroes in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and their estates come to the forefront. While Europe experiences relative quiet, Bolkonsky, Pierre, and Natasha Rostova undergo their internal changes and family dramas.

The novel features over 550 characters from all social strata of Russian society in the early 19th century. The artistic fiction set against the backdrop of real historical events immediately caused a huge resonance, and the novel still ranks 3rd in the list of the best books of all time according to Time. It became the most published work of adult fiction literature in the USSR. The total circulation from 1918 to 1986 amounted to 36.1 million copies.